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one virginians said if you want to see barack obama re-elected president of the united states, do whatever you can for virgil goode. they challenged his spot on the ballot and they said put him on the ballot anyway, and he's going to be on the ballot unless virginia's attorney general, this guy, decides to kick virgil goode off the ballot. he's been campaigning for mitt romney including last week at the republican convention. under virginia law, he gets to decide whether virgil goode gets his name on the ballot or not. look at the headline, he promises he will be absolutely objective, absolutely objective about this whom thing. absolutely. virginia is getting three different mitt romney ads this week. virginia, ohio, new hampshire, iowa, colorado, nevada, north carolina, florida. that's it, that's the election. that is who the country is counting on to handle this decision about the presidency for the rest of us, eight states. so when stuff gets weird in one of those eight states, when something like virgil goode happens in one of those eight states, while that might be a weird side bar vi
one virginians said if you want to see barack obama re-elected president of the united states, do whatever you can for virgil goode. they challenged his spot on the ballot and they said put him on the ballot anyway, and he's going to be on the ballot unless virginia's attorney general, this guy, decides to kick virgil goode off the ballot. he's been campaigning for mitt romney including last week at the republican convention. under virginia law, he gets to decide whether virgil goode gets his...
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the united states has always supported those positions. obama's people pull it out of the platform and the president chooses not to put it back in. very significant. >> sean: what do you make of -- we have two issues. number 1, the reaction to what i thought was a pretty stale, boring, cut-and-paste speech last night and the issue of the economy, the economic numbers that came out today, i mean, a net loss of another couple hundred thousand jobs, when you include the people who have left the labor force. your reaction? >> well, i think that the -- to me, i suppose in visual terms, you are right, the defining moment is that vote. i think that is likely to be remembered. but i think that in political terms, the enormous blunder was when speaker after speaker said, yes, we are better off now than we were four years ago. and that became a logo of this convention and it is very clear that the american people dont agree. and fortunately, romney is alert to it. they are pouncing right away and in all of the swing states he is running ads, where h
the united states has always supported those positions. obama's people pull it out of the platform and the president chooses not to put it back in. very significant. >> sean: what do you make of -- we have two issues. number 1, the reaction to what i thought was a pretty stale, boring, cut-and-paste speech last night and the issue of the economy, the economic numbers that came out today, i mean, a net loss of another couple hundred thousand jobs, when you include the people who have left...
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most powerful catholic in the united states. he is the pope of america in many ways. he is very charismatic. is he very blunt. he went to the rnc and delivered almost the same benediction there and roundly criticized by the democrats. guess what? you want me to come to your convention i will come to your convention. he went it the democratic national convention and he delivered the same benediction and there it was, you know, the democrats are saying hey, what did we ask for? they got what they asked for. cardinal dollan wasn't going to soften his message so he delivered the very very hard antiabortion plank. >> pro-life plank. it was a pro-life plank. >> very much. good for him. that's what he believes and that's what the constituents in the catholic church believe so god bless him. >> laura: i appreciate it geraldo so much. factor flashback on deck. o'reilly goes one on one with a liberal nun who held a star well at the dnc this week. don't miss it coming up. >> laura: in the factor flashback segment tonight you may have seen sister can a money campbell a catholic n
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instead we keep feeding resources into the criminal justice system in the united states and doing things the same repeatedly. and with the 700,000 people coming home from prison, they are going to very specific communities. communities that are disproportionately impacted. communities of color, poor communities, so it is not just the fact that these people have done long periods of time in prison and are not prepared upon return, but it is also the invisible punishment that we attach. the fact that you can't vote, go to public school. >> if you can't live in public housing you're going back to a poor community, or your wife or sister lives in public housing, you can't be together because you are no longer allowed to live in public housing. >> the communities that need the political power the most to get the resources responsible to the large number of people coming home are the same people with voter dillusion to those coming home. >> there are two sides when i think about the costs born, you made the point about the elderly, about the people who have served so many years who are unlikel
instead we keep feeding resources into the criminal justice system in the united states and doing things the same repeatedly. and with the 700,000 people coming home from prison, they are going to very specific communities. communities that are disproportionately impacted. communities of color, poor communities, so it is not just the fact that these people have done long periods of time in prison and are not prepared upon return, but it is also the invisible punishment that we attach. the fact...
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but for the united states and the democratic party, the incumbent president to unilaterally make a determination that that is no longer the case, that jerusalem is not the capitol is coming to me, such a bad sign to the rest of the world and the arabs that it gave me great discomfort and real pause. >> and it's scary. nuclear bombs so close. you suggest israel may have to stand alone. what is the likelihood that the u.s., let alone the rest of the world steps up? >> don't think it will stand alone, but this was a political mistake, a substantial mistake, and something that i think the democrats wish they had back. lori: i wish i had more time. thank you. up next, bill clinton's speech. we go to the in-box. here to talk about his blockbuster 2016 obama's america .
but for the united states and the democratic party, the incumbent president to unilaterally make a determination that that is no longer the case, that jerusalem is not the capitol is coming to me, such a bad sign to the rest of the world and the arabs that it gave me great discomfort and real pause. >> and it's scary. nuclear bombs so close. you suggest israel may have to stand alone. what is the likelihood that the u.s., let alone the rest of the world steps up? >> don't think it...
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. >> we are five days away from fundamentally transforming the united states of america. [ applause ] >> eric: to think we elected him anyway. here we are, halftime in the obama plan. here is the president last night, pay special attention to the confident, almost arrogant way he sums up his position. >> i recognize the type of change that i first spoke to this convention. times have changed and so have i. i no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. [ applause ] >> eric: well, yes, sir, you are the president. and america is in the process of being fundamentally transformed. transformed from nation of makers to a nation of takers, nation of employed to nation of where is my ebt card and free cell phone cry babies. not all of us are sure we want four more years of the obama zombie nation. time and time again last night. not sure we want you to finish what you started. kimbo, you like the delivery of this, not necessarily the content. >> kimberly: right. yes. >> dana: really? >> kimberly: i didn't like the content at all. i thought joe biden's came off more genuine and much more, i
. >> we are five days away from fundamentally transforming the united states of america. [ applause ] >> eric: to think we elected him anyway. here we are, halftime in the obama plan. here is the president last night, pay special attention to the confident, almost arrogant way he sums up his position. >> i recognize the type of change that i first spoke to this convention. times have changed and so have i. i no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. [ applause ] >>...
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. >> god bless the united states of america. >> god bless these united states. ( laughter ). >> stephen: folks, with that much in common, it's good to know they can still despise and distrust each other. folks, it's actually what they agree on that divide us the most. you see, they agree that he created obamacare. they agree that he bailed out detroit. they agree he passed the stimulus. that's where the clear choice comes. because all the republicans are saying is our country needed help, and look what balm did. obama did. well the democrats keep saying, our country needed help, and look what obama did! ( cheers and applause ) and, folks, and, folks, that vast distinction means this is not just the most important election of our lifetimes. it's actually the most important inflection of our lifetime. ( laughter ) back to you, stephen. thanks, stephen. that was good? ( laughter ) we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: welcome back, everybody, thank you very much. thank you. folks, i have to tell you as disturbing as watching the democrats destroy our country is, it is mo
. >> god bless the united states of america. >> god bless these united states. ( laughter ). >> stephen: folks, with that much in common, it's good to know they can still despise and distrust each other. folks, it's actually what they agree on that divide us the most. you see, they agree that he created obamacare. they agree that he bailed out detroit. they agree he passed the stimulus. that's where the clear choice comes. because all the republicans are saying is our country...
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it is wrong and it will stop if i am president of the united states. [cheers and applause] if i have one more. that is this. i will champion small business. i understand how it is that small businesses kids going and how they grow. as i was driving -- i understand how it is that small businesses get going and how they grow. i was driving in and i saw a big sign for staples. i was one of those who financed the first staples stores. i remember going to be stored before it opened and talking to the folks putting the products on the shelf. they were wondering what would happen. the manager said, what do we do it no one comes? i said, lower prices and advertise more. that little one store, in a place called brighton, massachusetts, has grown to be hundreds of thousands of stores all over the country. it is a remarkable story. it is the story of america, how americans are pursuing their dreams and, in fact, build it themselves -- [cheers and applause] by virtue of their dreams and a great nation that welcomes streamers and the support of people who work in a
it is wrong and it will stop if i am president of the united states. [cheers and applause] if i have one more. that is this. i will champion small business. i understand how it is that small businesses kids going and how they grow. as i was driving -- i understand how it is that small businesses get going and how they grow. i was driving in and i saw a big sign for staples. i was one of those who financed the first staples stores. i remember going to be stored before it opened and talking to...
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he's the president of the united states and next day he wakes up 368,000 more people have given up looking for work in addition to the other hundreds of thousands that have given up. that's a complete contradiction to the whole mood of this convention and turned the corner and give me two more years, we're on the right track. those numbers are not on the right track and that's the reality of the american people have in their heads as they go into this. >> i agree with you on that, labor force participation rate, the low s since 1981, 65.3%. if that's the reality you're dealing with, jason, the case is, if we only do more of the same, then things will turn the corner, and we make progress, we'll turn the corner and if that persuades them-- >> perhaps. the question, to get back to what kim said, those arguments were made at the convention, obama didn't make them in his speech, but they were made by others and the question is, is that good enough or do people need to hear it from the president. but i think particularly in the case about, you know, i was-- i inherited this mess and clinton of
he's the president of the united states and next day he wakes up 368,000 more people have given up looking for work in addition to the other hundreds of thousands that have given up. that's a complete contradiction to the whole mood of this convention and turned the corner and give me two more years, we're on the right track. those numbers are not on the right track and that's the reality of the american people have in their heads as they go into this. >> i agree with you on that, labor...
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romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the moderate, the conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> in this hour, the making of a presidential candidate. his rise through business and politics. >> we took on an entrenched machine and we won. >> what forces have shaped the man? my dad was a huge presence in my life. i wish he were able to see what i'm up to right now. >> i believe in my mormon faith and i endeavor to live by it. >> all of these folks who have worked with him throughout his life are still right there beside him. that tells you everything you need to know about his character. >> there are people who know him personally who say he's a very warm and engaging person. i wish i had met that person
romney, the republican nominee for president of the united states. exactly who is he and just what does he stand for? >> i believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. >> we need people who recognize that pro-life is the way to go. >> people often say, well, who is the real mitt romney? is it the liberal, the moderate, the conservative? >> i was a severely conservative republican governor. >> it's really all of those things. >> in this...
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billions of dollars of aid from the united states, number one. number two where is the united states in the international community providing support to the international relief fund organization such as the red cross to provide the relief necessary. i said in my last article in the "huffington post," i'm not in favor of boots on the ground, but we could certainly provide angels in the air. we could provide for humanitarian support. this is where i'm most unhappy about the obama administration's failure on syria. it's bad enough that it does not have a policy to deal with the strategic issues, but why can't we do more on the humanitarian side? >> eliot: the failure to act, do you think we'll lose them as it were, and will they turn elsewhere for support and say you know what, united states, you talked a good game but you didn't show up when we needed you and we'll find our finds elsewherefriendselsewhere. >> it's not speculation. it's a fact. the syrian army came out and publicly criticized the administration for promising to deliver non-lethal a
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states. polls here show a pretty tight race, the latest one shows the president with a small lead, 50-46 over mitt romney. but the unemployment rate here is far above the national average so we expect him to be in florida quite a bit between now and election day. from here he heads to kissimmee, florida. >> given the state of the economy, kristen, is that the obama administration's chief worry at this point? >> reporter: if you talk to senior administration officials they will say, we noir the most part people's crewviews about the economy -- do they like this jobs report? absolutely not. were they disappointed? absolutely. but they believe far and wide people have their minds made up about the economy. when you ask them what keeps them up at night, they say the republican super pacs who are prepared to launch attack ads in the swing states, about eight of them across the country. >> kristen welker, many thanks, my friend. >>> mitt romney is seizing on the latest jobs numbers rallying voters
states. polls here show a pretty tight race, the latest one shows the president with a small lead, 50-46 over mitt romney. but the unemployment rate here is far above the national average so we expect him to be in florida quite a bit between now and election day. from here he heads to kissimmee, florida. >> given the state of the economy, kristen, is that the obama administration's chief worry at this point? >> reporter: if you talk to senior administration officials they will say,...
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it's not going to come to the shores of the united states. however, it will be affecting again that same area from the mid-atlantic up through the northeast with some very big waves and dangerous surf. the third story i want to talk about is right here. it's in the southwest. monsoonal moisture. it will be intensified. we're talking a low pressure system making it stronger with 1 to 2 inches much rain. localized flooding out there. that's a quick look at the whole countriment here's a closer look at the weather for you. >>> well, good golly. i got to tell you, some of the nicest weather anywhere is in chicago, illinois today with sunny skies. about 71 degrees. perfect spot for my shoutout to the great city of chicago. this weekend they're hooesing the 92nd annual german american festival. some amazing beers, bratwursts. want to thank everybody watching "cbs this morning saturday" on wbbm, cbs 2 and congratulations, wbbm on their new morning show. that begins today. you guys will be great. knock it out of the park. guys over to you. >> on beha
it's not going to come to the shores of the united states. however, it will be affecting again that same area from the mid-atlantic up through the northeast with some very big waves and dangerous surf. the third story i want to talk about is right here. it's in the southwest. monsoonal moisture. it will be intensified. we're talking a low pressure system making it stronger with 1 to 2 inches much rain. localized flooding out there. that's a quick look at the whole countriment here's a closer...
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they vote more in mexico than they do in the united states. let's be clear that we all have to lift up the notion that their right to vote is something sacred and crack a good final thought. >> i hope you -- sacred. >> a good final thought. i hope you keep an eye out for abc and univision, and join me in thanking all against for this to begin this afternoon and we hope to see you at another event down the road. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> watch and engage as the presidential candidates meet in three debates next month. at the university of denver, hofstra university in new york, and lynn university from florida. >> the u.n. is us. your government and the mine. -- and mine. sometimes we talk about the u.s. as "it" or "they," distancing ourselves. by doing that, we are giving them an alibi at blaming the secretary and secretary general. one of my predecessors used to say that we often referred to the secretary general as chief for short.
they vote more in mexico than they do in the united states. let's be clear that we all have to lift up the notion that their right to vote is something sacred and crack a good final thought. >> i hope you -- sacred. >> a good final thought. i hope you keep an eye out for abc and univision, and join me in thanking all against for this to begin this afternoon and we hope to see you at another event down the road. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning...
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in the united states though we have only two parties represented in congress plus two independents joe lieberman and bernie sanders so why is that how have other democracies been able to break the two party to optimally that we here in america have not been able to well it in america we have something called first past the post elections are winner take all asians take the house of representatives for example there are four hundred thirty five seats each corresponding to a specific congressional district district a list of candidates run for office whatever candidate gets the most votes wins the one seat that's up for grabs and everyone else loses and gets nothing. even if the winner wins by just one vote he wins it all the loser gets nothing that's a winner take all election but only a handful of democracies actually nine of them have winner take all actions like we do in the united states in fact in more than ninety other democracies around the world they don't have winner take all actions like we do they have something called proportional representation and that's one key to breakin
in the united states though we have only two parties represented in congress plus two independents joe lieberman and bernie sanders so why is that how have other democracies been able to break the two party to optimally that we here in america have not been able to well it in america we have something called first past the post elections are winner take all asians take the house of representatives for example there are four hundred thirty five seats each corresponding to a specific...
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the cost to the war on drugs in the united states is $51 billion a year! what a giant waste of money. then one more set of facts for you guys. the number of people we incarcerate for drugs is insane. back in the 1970s we used to have 300,000 people in prison. now in 2010 we have 2.3 million people in president. one in three black men in the u.s. will be incarcerated between ages 18 and 30. half of all u.s. drug arrests are for marijuana--half! and more than 850,000 americans were arrested for marijuana in 2010, 88% were for possession alone. time to legalize. let's bring in betty from colorado. the advocacy director in the campaign to regulate marijuana. betty, we agree on this issue. the chances of this actually passing in colorado. those numbers look really good. are you guys hopeful? >> we are hopeful that we can end marijuana prohibition in colorado in 2012. it's a very exciting time, and i won't lie, we do have an uphill battle to fight against the riverrer madness scare tactics but we have a great chance to win in colorado this year. >> cenk: i got t
the cost to the war on drugs in the united states is $51 billion a year! what a giant waste of money. then one more set of facts for you guys. the number of people we incarcerate for drugs is insane. back in the 1970s we used to have 300,000 people in prison. now in 2010 we have 2.3 million people in president. one in three black men in the u.s. will be incarcerated between ages 18 and 30. half of all u.s. drug arrests are for marijuana--half! and more than 850,000 americans were arrested for...
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. >>> it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states, my father my hero, joe biden. [ cheers and applause ] >> i move to suspend the roll and nominate by acclaimation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer: let me just say i love joe biden. that was him tearing up at the convention last night, as his son beau who is also the attorney general of delaware nominated his father his hero for a second term. the pundits have spent a lot of time rehashing the most fiery speeches, but there were also a lot of moments like that. here are some of our favorites. >> it's about whether we do for our fellow americans what my crew did for me, whether we'll look out for the hardest hit and the disabled whether we'll pool together in a time of need whether we'll refuse to give up until the job is done. >>> barack knows the american dream because he has lived it, and he wants everyone in this country -- everyone, so have the same opportunity no matter who we are, or where we're from or what we look like, or who w
. >>> it's my great honor to place into nomination for the office of vice president of the united states, my father my hero, joe biden. [ cheers and applause ] >> i move to suspend the roll and nominate by acclaimation joe biden as the vice presidential candidate. [ cheers and applause ] >> jennifer: let me just say i love joe biden. that was him tearing up at the convention last night, as his son beau who is also the attorney general of delaware nominated his father his...
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july set a record for a record high for the number of suicides in the united states military. then there are the multiple deployments that families go through, the military moms and dads waiting for their spouses to return home. romney said he spoke to the american legion and vfw, but that doesn't cut if. this is the party that practically coined the phrase, we support the troops. this is the party that demonized people who wouldn't wear the flag lapel pin. this is the party that always claimed to have the upper hand on protecting the country and national security and love of country. and accusing president obama of not being american enough and not loving the country, but mitt romney can't bring himself to n insert a paragraph about the troops in harm's way right now and have been there multiple times in his acceptance speech? i think it is the ultimate quis qualifier. here's senator john kerry addressing the issue last night. >> no nominee for president should ever fail in the midst of a war to pay tribute to our troops overseas in his acceptance speech. mitt romney, mitt ro
july set a record for a record high for the number of suicides in the united states military. then there are the multiple deployments that families go through, the military moms and dads waiting for their spouses to return home. romney said he spoke to the american legion and vfw, but that doesn't cut if. this is the party that practically coined the phrase, we support the troops. this is the party that demonized people who wouldn't wear the flag lapel pin. this is the party that always claimed...
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that is why in the united states congress earlier this year, a bipartisan majority said we need to extend those tax credits. the oil industry, the gas industry, but coal industry and the nuclear industry have benefited from tens of billions of dollars of subsidies for many years. it is time to get a level playing field. in the meantime, we are playing catch up for the energy of the future. we will not run out of wind or solar. eventually, we will run out of oil and coal. the others will get cheaper. if you go to california or nevada or colorado, those are the energy future -- that is why there is bipartisan support for the clean energy credit. host: gene clearly did not answer your question, which was could the solar and wind sources work without subsidies? guest: we do not find them working without subsidies anywhere purified natural gas and petroleum working fine without subsidies. that is the oil companies get tens of billions of dollars of subsidies per year. that is not right. even to get the $4 billion the president talks about, you get all that from section 199 tax credit. that goe
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it's trade policies that encourage people to make things here in the united states. it's labor law reform. it's regulation of wall street. it's taxes that redistribute. yes, redistribute wealth. it's a true national security strategy that is not dedicated to global empire. now, having said that, ask yourself what do you think are the chances of the things i just listed happening over the next four years, eight years, 12 years? just to ask the question is to answer it. now, to get it out of the way. i'm a democrat. i voted for obama last time. i'm voting for obama this time. when i look at the other guy, there's just no choice. i mean, the republican party, and i'm not telling you anything you don't know, has become an instrument of reactionary -- worst kind of reactionary politics. it's not so much about mitt romney. whatever your judgment about whether he's a good guy, a bad guy, no guy, whatever. [laughter] but think about this. with the destruction elimination of the liberal republican tradition within the republican party, the people that mitt romney's going to b
it's trade policies that encourage people to make things here in the united states. it's labor law reform. it's regulation of wall street. it's taxes that redistribute. yes, redistribute wealth. it's a true national security strategy that is not dedicated to global empire. now, having said that, ask yourself what do you think are the chances of the things i just listed happening over the next four years, eight years, 12 years? just to ask the question is to answer it. now, to get it out of the...
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states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the rationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >> there have been several terrorist groups operating in pakistan with state support that we long ago designated as a foreign terrorist organization. pakistan did nothing. in some cases, it banned those we pretended to not notice and they pretended to not care. so in one scenario, this could be just like these designation "we know what you are doing, we are going to pretend that you are not because we have work to get done in afghanistan." at the other extreme, this could open the way for the congress to say, "well, i
states. it is not our business. the haqqanis are not pakistani nationals. we will continue to work with all international partners, including the u.s., in combating extremism and terrorism." how the new designation will affect u.s./pakistan relations isn't clear. the rationship is already strained after american troops killed osama bin laden, and u.s. drones continue to strike pakistan, even killing the son of a haqqani leader last month. fair says the situation could get worse. >>...
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mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make a living and trying to support our families. that's no different from any man. >> she's followed and blogged about the democratic and republican national conventions. what would it take to get your vote? >> for each of them to put forth a balanced budget that cuts spending, that reduces our debt, that reduces our deficit, and that puts our country on a secure economic footing. without that, it's just more talk. >> women matter. they may be what puts president obama over the top. 54% of women leaning towards the president. 42% to mitt romney. republicans hope to close the gender ga
mom nicky came to the united states when she was 8 from the former soviet union. she says the early memories in the united states helped shape her current views. she believes passion naately inr rights and freedoms. if politicians want to know about the women's vote, they can stop by and ask her. >> we care about the same issues as men care about. we don't want to be targeted as some kind of special interest group. we are not. we are people. we are americans. we are people trying to make...
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investigators soon figured out two of the guns the suspects left behind were linked to a united states justice department sting operation fast and furious, designed to let bad guys buy guns in the u.s. and walk across the bordered with them, with the hope that they would eventually help build cases against the leaders of violent drug cartels examine for months here in washington, the house oversight committee demanded documents from the justice department to try to figure out who is to blame for the failure of this operation, fast and furious. after president obama asserted executive privilege to block most of the documents they wanted, the house still voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress, although the d. o.j. declined to press charges. things have been quiet on the hill for a few weeks, but they should pick up this tuesday, september 11, with a new hearing examining a toj inspector general's report. arthel? >> arthel: peter doocy live in washington. thank you very much. >> rick: quick break, before we go, a live look at lower manhattan. maria molina sayin
investigators soon figured out two of the guns the suspects left behind were linked to a united states justice department sting operation fast and furious, designed to let bad guys buy guns in the u.s. and walk across the bordered with them, with the hope that they would eventually help build cases against the leaders of violent drug cartels examine for months here in washington, the house oversight committee demanded documents from the justice department to try to figure out who is to blame...
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they go to the united states, pick up the weapons to bring them to mexico. in four years, 70% of weapons found in crime scenes originated from sales in the united states. >> we were going to talk about fast and furious with the new report coming out, but this is interesting time. >> it's been a bad deal for the u.s. justice department. earlier this summer, eric holder, attorney general found in contempt, congress saying he's with holding documents from this investigation. we are going to expect more high drama. we are waiting to see what the latest findings are. >> we'll be watching it. thank you. >> thank you. >>> the fight to legalize marijuana receives a surprising supporter, sort of. we'll explain. >>> despite a weak jobs reports, u.s. stocks ended slightly higher. mortgage rates are down from last week. take a look here. ya know, your rates and fees aren't exactly competitive. who do you think i am, quicken loans? [ spokesman ] when you refinance your mortgage with quicken loans, you'll find that our rates and fees are extremely competitive. because the
they go to the united states, pick up the weapons to bring them to mexico. in four years, 70% of weapons found in crime scenes originated from sales in the united states. >> we were going to talk about fast and furious with the new report coming out, but this is interesting time. >> it's been a bad deal for the u.s. justice department. earlier this summer, eric holder, attorney general found in contempt, congress saying he's with holding documents from this investigation. we are...